Category Archives: illustration

I Have Come To Consume The World

Posted on November 23, 2017 by julian peters comics

In Chapter 11 of the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna reveals himself to the warrior hero Arjuna in his full nature as the transcendent and immanent Lord of the Universe. This watercolour painting is inspired by the portion of … Continue reading →

Posted in illustration, india, painting, watercolour | Tagged arjuna, bhagavad gita, chapter eleven, cosmic destruction, cosmic vision, eknath easwaran, j. robert oppenheimer, krishna, manhattan project, the destroyer of worlds | Leave a comment

The God Abandons Antony

Posted on October 30, 2017 by julian peters comics

After suffering defeat at the hands of Octavian at the Battle of Actium (31 BCE), Antony and Cleopatra retreated to their power base of Alexandria, Egypt, where the two lovers had first met almost twenty-five years earlier. The Ancient Greek … Continue reading →

Posted in illustration, painting, Poetry, watercolour | Tagged alexandra leaving, alexandria, ancient rome, cleopatra, constantine cavafy, edmund keeley, egypt, leonard cohen, mark antony, philip sherrard, plutarch, the god abandons antony | 1 Comment

“Elegy” by Leonard Cohen

Posted on September 11, 2017 by julian peters comics

A watercolour illustration inspired by “Elegy,” the opening poem in Leonard Cohen’s very first poetry collection, Let Us Compare Mythologies, from 1956. Elegy Do not look for him In brittle mountain streams: They are too cold for any god; … Continue reading →

Posted in illustration, montreal, Poetry, watercolour | Tagged elegy, fish, leonard cohen, let us compare mythologies, ocean, winding-sheet | 3 Comments

“To Hell and Back” Illustrations

Posted on August 5, 2017 by julian peters comics

To Hell and Back: An Anthology of Dante’s Inferno in English Translation was published a few days ago by John Benjamins (Amsterdam). Edited by Tim Smith and Marco Sonzogni, the book runs through all 34 cantos of the Inferno twice, … Continue reading →

Posted in illustration, victoria university wellington | Tagged canto XXXIV, Dante, Inferno, john benjamins, Lucifer, marco sonzogni, tim smith, to hell and back, translation | 1 Comment

Assurart Drawings -Papier 2017

Posted on May 15, 2017 by julian peters comics

Here are the twelve drawings that I created to decorate Assurart‘s booth at the most recent edition of Papier (Montreal), Quebec’s largest contemporary art fair. Assurart is an insurance company specializing in art insurance, and my drawings were intended to … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, humour, illustration, montreal | Tagged art fair, art objects, assurart, colette mendenhall, inheritance, insurance, mireille poirier, papier 2017 | Leave a comment

My drawings at the Papier 2017 Contemporary Art Fair

Posted on April 20, 2017 by julian peters comics

Montreal’s Papier is an art fair dedicated exclusively to the paper medium, one of the largest of its kind in North America and the largest contemporary art fair in Quebec. This year I will be among the up-and-coming and most … Continue reading →

Posted in bande dessinée, comics, humour, illustration, montreal | Tagged 2017, art fair, art insurance, assurart, contemporary art, l'arsenal, paper, papier | Leave a comment

“East Coker” by T. S. Eliot

Posted on April 11, 2017 by julian peters comics

My visual adaptation of the last stanza of T. S. Eliot’s “East Coker,” the second poem of his Four Quartets. It was originally published in 1940. Eliot’s remains are interred in the parish church of St. Michael’s in East Coker, … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot, comics, illustration, Poetry, Poetry Comics | Tagged east coker, four quartets, in my end is my beginning, somerset, T. S. Eliot, waterfall | 1 Comment

Vimy 1917-2017

Posted on April 9, 2017 by julian peters comics

Today marks the centenary of the beginning of the Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 9-12, 1917). The Allied victory cost the lives of 3600 Canadians (along with, lest we forget, an unknown, but no doubt horrifyingly high number of Germans). … Continue reading →

Posted in illustration, World War One | Tagged angels, battle, body parts, dead soldiers, vimy ridge, william henderson gregory | 3 Comments

“In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound (1913)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by julian peters comics

Two illustrations inspired by the American poet Ezra Pound’s famous and famously short poem, “In a Station of the Metro,” first published in 1913. I have no experience with Chinese and Japanese brush painting, and it is known as a … Continue reading →

Posted in illustration, painting, watercolour | Tagged cell phones, chinese brush painting, crowd, ezra pound, imagism, in a station of the metro, japanese brush painting, petals, subway, subway station | 8 Comments

Joan of Arc

Posted on March 8, 2017 by julian peters comics

Now the flames they followed Joan of Arc As she came riding through the dark; No moon to keep her armour bright No man to get her through this very smoky night. She said, “I’m tired of the war, I … Continue reading →

Posted in illustration, painting, watercolour | Tagged burning, fire, joan of arc, leonard cohen, songs of love and hate | 5 Comments